La Russell, Missouri Weather
La Russell, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Russell, Jasper County.
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About La Russell, Missouri
La Russell sits in a wide, open country where the land breathes easy under a sky that stretches from horizon to horizon, a pale blue wash in the heat of midday, deepening to bruised purples and fiery oranges as the sun begins its slow descent. It lies 25.2 miles east of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 81°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-north-east of Sarcoxie. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, not dramatic peaks or valleys, but a gentle rolling that encourages the eye to wander, following the slow sweep of the fields and the occasional cluster of trees that stand like patient sentinels. Here and there, drainage ditches, more like sleepy creeks than boisterous rivers, carve shallow paths through the soil, their muddy banks softened by tenacious weeds and the occasional flash of a dragonfly’s wing. The air itself carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of drying grass and the faint, earthy perfume of turned soil after a rain, a smell that clings to the skin and the memory. The story of La Russell is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots and the echoes of a mining past that once pulsed through this region. For generations, the land has been coaxed and cultivated, yielding crops that feed the nation and sustain the livelihoods of its people. While the deep veins of coal that once defined much of Jasper County's economy have largely been depleted, the spirit of hard work and resilience remains, evident in the neat farmsteads and the tidy lines of fencing that crisscross the landscape. The local economy, while perhaps less boisterous than in boom times, finds its strength in the enduring cycles of planting and harvest, in the small businesses that serve the surrounding farms, and in the quiet camaraderie of a community that understands the value of steady effort under a vast, indifferent sky.
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| Location | La Russell, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37.141446°N, 94.061604°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 64848 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Russell, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Russell, Missouri, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for La Russell includes coordinates 37.141446°N, 94.061604°W, situated in Jasper County. ZIP code 64848. Telephone area code: 816. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
